Job Description

Dir. iT, Business Applications BMSC

Location: CHN-China-Hong Kong-Asia/Pacif/Australia Region

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Qualifications

JOB SUMMARY

Focus in this role is on BMSC applications and
technologies. Act as the key liaison between Continent and Corporate IT, the Business
Partner as well application vendors to successfully deliver application
integration, system development, configuration and expert knowledge.

CANDIDATE
PROFILE

Education and Experience

4-year degree from an accredited university in Information
Technology, Hotel Management, or related major or Undergraduate/graduate degree
in computer science or related discipline.

5
years of experience
in the business, technology, or related professional area.

Proven application development leadership experience and the
various approaches to Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) (e.g. Agile and
Waterfall)

Ability
to understand and communicate the lifecycle of technologies and applications
and to translate into business strategies for the client organizations.

Key Stakeholders

Continent BMSC Discipline Chief, Leaders and
Project leaders

VP, iT Asia Pacific

Corporate IT (primarily Plan and Build)

Corporate BMSC

Continent iT Team

Property IT

Third party data vendors

Third party Marketing and integration vendors

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Managing
Projects and Priorities

Guide and liaise with key players (internal and
external) in the development, hosting, and technical implementation of “big
data” projects including data cleansing, acquisition, integration and
reporting, housed in APAC and integrated with Corporate data sources.

Business data analyst; leading the analysis of the
business use, determine data functions, volume and complexity of potential
integrated applications.

Design the conceptual data model including
identifications of data categories based on their source and usage, leveraging
internal architecture where feasible.

Understanding of the data structure and data content
from the sample data and/or data dictionary, creating and maintaining technical
specifications.

Analyze the business solution using the data from
data vendors including business cases as provided in data acquisition projects.

Manage the activation of interfaces between
different data locations and systems.

Project management of property, as well as above
property, application configuration, testing and implementation procedures as
directed by Continent BMSC, IT and Corporate.

Managing
Key Stakeholders Expectation

Manage, and keep accountable, vendors in their
responsibilities and deliverables.

Liaison with BMSC as the business partner for work
intake and application configuration.

Liaise with Continent and Corporate to obtain alignment
and project prioritization.

Validate
that service provider(s) perform the services agreed to by the master services
agreement in a manner that is consistent with both the cooperative spirit and
the letter of the agreement.

Works
with team to progress the service provider’s services to match client needs.

Validates
service levels meet business needs.

Provides
input to IT and BMSC’s business strategy and planning as needed.

Provide project reporting and status reporting to
key stakeholders.

Participate as a Continent iT application specialist
on Continent, Global and Corporate committees, task forces and working groups
ensuring APAC interests are communicated and understood.

Work across time zones and geographies to liaise
with key stakeholders at corporate and APAC region.

Communication - Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging
manner through a variety of methods.

Leading Through
Vision and Values - Keeps the organization's vision
and values at the forefront of employee decision making and action.

Managing Change - Initiates and/or manages change taking steps to remove barriers or
accelerate pace; serves as role model for how to handle change by maintaining
composure and performance levels under pressure or when experiencing
challenges.

Problem Solving and
Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and
opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to
draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves
problems, and chooses a course of action.

Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and respect from
others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment
with its values.

Strategy Development - Develops business plans by exploring and systematically evaluating
opportunities with the greatest potential for producing positive results;
ensures successful preparation and execution of business plans through
effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.

Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes
responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the
efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively
takes action and goes beyond what is required.

Building Relationships

Customer
Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an
understanding of customer/stakeholder needs and actions consistent with the
company’s service standards.

Global Mindset - Supports employees
and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural
perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance
business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to
contribute to their full potential.

Vendor Management: Ensure continent-wide Vendor relationships are highly collaborative and
contracts/service levels are appropriate. Hold vendors accountable as they
are representing iT in the eyes of our clients.

Strategic Partnerships - Develops collaborative relationships with fellow employees and
business partners by making them feel valued, appreciated, and included;
explores partnership opportunities with other people in and outside the
organization; influences and leverages corporate and continental shared
services and/or discipline leaders (e.g., HR, Sales & Marketing, Finance,
Revenue Management) to achieve objectives; maintains effective external
relations with government, business and industry in respective countries;
performs effectively as a liaison between locations, disciplines, and
corporate to ensure needed resources are received and corporate strategies
are understood and executed.

Generating Talent and Organizational Capability

Developing Others - Supports the development of other’s skills and capabilities so that
they can fulfill current or future job/role responsibilities more
effectively.

Organizational
Capability - Evaluates and adapts the structure of assignments
and work processes to best fit the needs and/or support the goals of an
organizational unit.

Learning and Applying Professional Expertise

Continuous Learning - Actively
identifies new areas for learning; regularly creates and takes advantage of
learning opportunities; uses newly gained knowledge and skills on the job learning
through their application.

Technical Acumen – Expertly understands and utilizes professional skills and knowledge
in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business
operations, generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work
challenges, and function as a thought leader in his or her area of expertise.

Expert understanding of the configuration,
business processes and interconnectivity of property based BMSC focused
applications

Good understanding of data analytics, web
hosting and data hosting

Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday
operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and
administrative challenges.

Mathematical Reasoning - Adds, subtracts,
multiplies, or divides quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to
solve work-related issues.

Oral Comprehension - Listens to and understands information
and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Reading Comprehension - Understands written sentences and
paragraphs in work related documents.

Writing - Communicates effectively in writing as
appropriate for the needs of the audience in a clear, concise and compelling
manner

Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. Marriott International does not discriminate on the basis of disability, veteran status or any other basis protected under federal, state or local laws.

Employment Type

Full-time

Career Level

Intermediate (3-6 years)

Education Level

Bachelor

Language

English

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